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A photo inside the Hart County Historical Society Museum depicts the occasion of the first women ever casting her vote in Hart County. Pictured are Mary Morris and Emma Key voting in the 1921 mayoral election.

A photo inside the Hart County Historical Society Museum depicts the occasion of the first women ever casting her vote in Hart County. Pictured are Mary Morris and Emma Key voting in the 1921 mayoral election.

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Dec. 21 marks 100 years of women voting in Hart Co.

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
December 21, 2021, marked the 100th anniversary of the women in Hart County voting for the first time. Kathryn Pfaender, secretary for the Hart County Historical Society, was instrumental in memorializing the first female voters here.
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Man arrested in Hartwell after alleged home invasions

News Staff
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
On Tuesday morning, Dec. 21, Hart County law enforcement apprehended a Texas man who is accused of two alleged home invasions in Anderson, SC. Jeffrey Mixson of Wichita Falls, Texas was arrested in an alleged stolen vehicle on Reed Creek Road by the Hart County’s sheriff’s department.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Dec.
Maxine Davis (center) smiles after making her axe throwing debut at Sublime Axe Throwing.

Maxine Davis (center) smiles after making her axe throwing debut at Sublime Axe Throwing.

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Maxine Davis is loving life

News Staff
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Maxine Davis has achieved an extraordinary milestone in life that very few people accomplish: She is 101 years old. However, you wouldn’t know it by her robust lifestyle, and it is Davis’ aim to keep going strong so she can be with her family all the longer.
Darryl and Shalisha Lewis.

Darryl and Shalisha Lewis.

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Photography agency opens downtown

News Staff
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
They say a picture is worth a thousand words and photographer Shalisha Lewis has moved SL Photography to Hartwell to start the conversation. In early December, Lewis and her husband Darryl opened their photography studio in Hartwell at 8 Benson St.
Contractors renovate a roof at 150 Rome Street on Monday, Dec. 13 as part of Habitat for Humanity’s plan to renovate homes in Rome and Richardson.

Contractors renovate a roof at 150 Rome Street on Monday, Dec. 13 as part of Habitat for Humanity’s plan to renovate homes in Rome and Richardson.

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Habitat for Humanity applies for grant for Rome, Richardson projects

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Contractors could be seen renovating a roof that had fallen out of repair along Rome Street Monday morning. The workers were sent to 150 Rome Street by Habitat for Humanity who is currently applying for the 2022 Community Home Investment Program (CHIP) grant.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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BOC extends moratorium

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The moratorium on subdivisions in Hart County was extended an additional 120 days at the board of commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 14.
Pictured left: singer Rickey Eberhardt belts out a solo.

Pictured left: singer Rickey Eberhardt belts out a solo.

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Cateechee draws crowd for community Christmas singalong

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Hart Community Chorus, The Hartwell Art Center and Cateechee Golf Club put on Carols at Cateechee on December 9 for members of the community. The show took place inside the ballroom at Cateechee.
Aerators at the Hartwell sewage plant at work. The aerators are one of many facets of the plant that the city is looking to upgrade.

Aerators at the Hartwell sewage plant at work. The aerators are one of many facets of the plant that the city is looking to upgrade.

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City plans $12 million sewer plant improvement

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The City of Hartwell is planning to spend up to $12 million on improvements to its sewer plant. “This is a big project. We’re addressing a lot of operational things,” city manager Jon Herschell said.